The Euros

well... whatever the result will be my side will win and I can't lose 

Good point, if you look really close you’ll see they(Italy) are willing to dive if an opposing player gets even close. I’m a big fan of VAR it helps to stop the awarding of oscars👍🏻

+1 Brue👍🏻. We are way too good at underselling our National side. The other home nations love their teams, us?, not so much. If we win-we’re lucky or the other side was a pushover, if we lose-it the same old same old☹️🤷🏻‍♂️

I don't think I said we were lucky, Rocky, but if we were then maybe it's about time we did have a little bit of the rub of the green. And I certainly wasn't trying to undersell what the squad have achieved. Having spent a lifetime supporting a rarely successful football team I'm more than willing to "big them up"!  👍

I never made a direct quote btw👍🏻. You didn’t undersell, really?-‘we may have got carried away with that very easy win against tired & less gifted opposition’, that’s underselling 101 right there. ‘This was a workmanlike performance’ another one. Followed by glowing praise of Italy-‘superb throughout’. I’ll not go further but could really do just that. FYI my post was not against you per se but generally. Since you owned it I’m happy to respond👍🏻😊

Really? Not underselling,  Rocky, just a healthy dose of realism from someone who has spent many hundreds of hours watching "workmanlike" performances from my own team! 

I think, in this tournament, "we" have been efficient and rather unexciting, but that is clearly Gareth's preferred style and very successful it has been too! But I don't think we can be considered as quick thinking and stylish as other teams, Italy in particular.

But, don't get me wrong, I'm 100% supporting them and a drab 1-0 victory will do me just fine!  👍

I’m a firm believer in-‘winning isn’t everything. . .It’s the only thing’. We need to go all the way on this one, I don’t care how they do it as long as we win. I’m sick of hearing about 1966, it needs besting, the way folk bang on about a 55yr old cup is embarrassing👍🏻

whats really wierd is that you can be touched with a feather in the middle of the park and, if you cant keep your balance (inevitible), you'll get a free kick.

 have ten minutes WWF wrestling in the penalty area (defenders and attackers) and the ref blows up, has a 'stern word' with both parties, then lets them get back to it....

when was the last time a ref gave two or three penalties for such behaviour?

if you want it stamped out, then like speeding on site, you need to hang a few out to dry....

i agree with Peedee that the Italians are past masters but the game v Spain was far, far more than this one tactic. 

i think the final has potential to be a really good game, but hopefully not one of Last Man Standing. 

embarrassing?

having been lucky enough to be invited to the 50th Anniversary celebrations at Wembley Stadium, I certainly wasnt embarrassed at meeting and dining with some of the survivors...to be chatting to Jack, Gordon and George (the three staying at our hotel) was a privilege and humbling.

and later, over dinner, listening to Sir Geoff reminisce about the day and the other heroes in the team was a delight and, being old enough to have 'been there' in front of the TV on July 30th 50 years earlier was totally absorbing..

and BTW, these guys actually won the World Cup, not 'the Euros'...how will a win on Sunday 'best' that?

Sir Geoff signed a golden football for my wife and Gordon signed a golden goalkeeping jersey and glove...

.....i watched some of the 1966 England v Portugal semi final last night....dont recall anyone falling over....

It will best it by giving us something & some players who are actually still with us & from the 21st century. With due respect BB I’m not interested in your lifelong hero worship at all. I’m focussing on the OP-Euros, I’m happy you are comfortable in the past but it’s time to move on. In 1966 it was a dream I don’t doubt. 76, 86, 96 even but not 56yrs later🤷🏻‍♂️. I dare say your seat at the bottom of the top table cost you a lot but if you got to breathe the air of your hero’s & sit at the feet of one of them I’m happy for you. For me it’s time for new hero’s👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻